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A Desperate Thanksgiving

Psalm 118:1
1O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his Mercy endureth for ever.

How do you give thanks to God in the midst of desperate situation? You may have lost your job. May have been given a bad medical diagnosis or maybe you are in the midst of losing a loved one. Despite what you are going through, God is still in the blessing business. Let’s take the woman in Mark Chapter 5. This woman had been suffering for a long time, just like some of you. She had a female problem, more than likely it was ovarian cancer, she was bleeding nonstop for 12 years. She went to many doctors. She spent all her money and was getting worse by the day! For all intent and purposes she was probably ready to just give up. No more money. She could not work in her condition. Husband probably left her. Children probably abandoned her. She was probably all alone in a desperate and seemingly hopeless situation. It was all over for her. She was probably told by her family just give up and die. The doctors probably told her, make arrangements, there is nothing more we can do. Go home and die. Give thanks? She had nothing to give thanks for. Nothing?

Nevertheless, she hears about Jesus. She heard about the many miracles. She heard about the Sick being healed. She heard about the dead being raised to life. She heard about the many signs and wonders. She heard about demons being cast out of the afflicted. Despite her troubles, despite her facing death. Her faith allowed her to believe that if she could just touch his garment, she would be made whole again. Wow! I bet she was praying, praising and thanking God all the way there to see Jesus. Pressing her way through the crowd! She had a determination to get her break trough despite her situation. Nothing was going to stop her NOTHING! I call that a desperate faith. I call that a desperate praise! I call that a desperate Thanksgiving!
A desperate faith does something it has never done before. If you want to delivered from a desperate situation, it is not enough to listen and believe and want your situation to change. You must act on what you believe regardless of how impossible or even silly it may seem. A desperate faith, a desperate praise does things never done before. A desperate thanksgiving get’s you something you have never had before! To get a break through, you must do something you have never done before! Give God thanks & glory in the midst of what you are going through… YES! I call that a desperate thanksgiving!

What tough situation do you face today that only God can deal with? Sickness, financial problems, family problems, job related issues? No matter what they are what you need is a desperate praise in the midst of your situation. While you are going through! Regardless of what is happening in your life this thanksgiving give God the glory, give God the praise and give God thanks in the midst of the situation! Lose you job? Give God the glory! Sick? Give God the glory! For the garment of his word is forever with us! Reach out touch the word and be made whole! After the woman had touched him and told Jesus about her situation Jesus said to the women, "Daughter, your faith has made you well..." A desperate faith; a desperate praise; and a desperate thanks will always get something from God you never had before! Jesus told her that it was HER FAITH that made her well. Not his faith. Not my faith. My GOD! YOUR FAITH will carry you through! If you can praise him in the midst of what you are going through your praise will be even greater once you get through! Oh let us give thanks unto the LORD together; for he is good. His Love! His Grace! His Mercy endures forever and ever! HAPPY THANKSIVING! Have a blessed holiday week, In Jesus’ Name… Amen!

By: Elder Michael L. Hargett
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